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21 March 2013

Withholding Consent Under Finance Transactions: Objective Standards Of Reasonableness

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The High Court has ruled that an objective standard of reasonableness test should be applied to determine whether consent has been withheld in a ‘commercially reasonable manner’ by one party to a finance transaction.
United Kingdom Finance and Banking

The High Court has ruled that an objective standard of reasonableness test should be applied to determine whether consent has been withheld in a 'commercially reasonable manner' by one party to a finance transaction. The ruling in Barclays Bank plc v UniCredit Bank AG has particular relevance to facility agreements which often require a lender to gain the borrower's consent before they can assign their rights under the agreement.

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